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Team Honda HRC announced that Chance Hymas will miss the remainder of the SuperMotocross World Championship Playoffs due to a bone bruise suffered at the opening round in Charlotte. The team stated their goal is to have Hymas prepared to race at the Motocross of Nations in October.

Hymas entered the Playoffs as the fifth seed following an impressive AMA Pro Motocross campaign. However, the opening round of the Playoffs was a struggle for Hymas who suffered two bad starts and dabbed his knee in the first of two motos.

The resulting dab is what led to the bone bruise as Hymas admitted he couldn’t put much weight on his leg during the motos after that. Together with the team, Hymas made the decision then to withdraw from the remainder of the Playoffs.

After aggravating a previous injury to his left knee at the SuperMotocross opener, Chance Hymas and Team Honda HRC Progressive have made the difficult decision to have him sit out the remainder of the SMX series,” the team stated. “Hymas has been riding with a torn ACL all season, but he has been able to compete at a high level. However, he suffered a bone bruise in the second moto at Charlotte and experienced discomfort during yesterday’s practice sessions.

“Based on past experience, the team is confident Hymas will be ready to compete at a high level in a matter of weeks. The focus is to be totally prepared to race for Team USA at the Motocross of Nations on October 6.”